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[Deceased photograph of Perry Gamble's body, following his suicide by train]

Description: Photograph of Perry Gamble's body, following his suicide by train. Typed on the back of the photograph, "The body of Perry Gamble - On the night of April 23rd, 1939, Perry Gamble left his house one mile north of Foard City at three o'clock in the morning and went to the rail road. The fireman on the train saw him standing beside the track. Just before the train got to him, he throwed his hands up and dove in front of the train. Eleven cards passed over his body. Both hands, both feet and his he… more
Date: April 23, 1939
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[T&P Train #714]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #714 on tracks parallel to a highway in Lansing, Texas with a large plume of white smoke rising from the engine. Written below the image are "T&P #714 with Train no. 11 'The California Special' at Lansing, Texas Apr 23rd 1939" and "A. E. Brown Photo / Louis Saillard Collection."
Date: April 23, 1939
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Rosewood park bandstand]

Description: Photograph of the empty Rosewood Park bandstand. The bandstand is surrounded by electric light posts, and a large tree offers shade to the left.
Date: August 23, 1939
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photographic Lab., Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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